If the Lakers play the defense they have the last 2 games and we had Kobe do his thing you guys dont think we'd have won either of these games? I mean come on Kobe destroys the Spurs...look at that 2008 series you had neither Gasol or Odom playing at an all star level and neither were our shooters lighting it up, he still shot 50% from the field and scored 29 a game....vs SAS this yr 27.5/4/6.5 assists.

LTLakerFan wrote:Not with all the other injuries on the team in this snakebit season and Popavich and the Spurs roster. Timmy is amazing. He's the equivalent of Kobe as a big man defying age this year.

That's because Pop is smart. He limits Tim's minutes, for at least the last 3-4 seasons.

Whereas Brown and Antoni ran Kobe to the ground to save their behinds.

trodgers wrote:Lakers would've won at least one in San Antonio, and I'd expect them to take both in LA. How different this franchise is without the Mamba.

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"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

Now John Ireland just reported that Kobe will watch the game from the Locker room because after all the media talking about his whole twitter thing he doesn't want to take away from the team in anyway. damn!

"I just put my faith in God. Through him we can do all things" - Kobe Bryant, March 24, 2004

If we had Nash and Blake I could see that, but with Morris and Glock starting (I assume they are?) I think Kobe on the bench cheering might be a mental boost, this is his team after all. Pretty sad that he won't be out there because the media would probably make a story out of a guy on the bench cheering on his own team.

I hate to say this guys but if there's one thing I'm happy I never have to hear about it again....it's "the Lakers play better team ball without Kobe"...this is assuming we get swept or beaten in 5 games...now I don't EVER...i repeat...EVER wanna hear that we're a better team without Kobe or that our players somehow play better without Kobe. None of these guys have the same balls as Kobe to carry this team. I really fear for the Lakers future...if we don't get somebody who is in the same mold of a Kobe, we're seriously doomed for years on end.